Assignment in Immediate Window Causes Syntax Check In Editor (94692)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic for MS-DOS
  • Microsoft Basic Professional Development System for MS-DOS 7.1
  • Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5
This article was previously published under Q94692

SUMMARY

With a program loaded in the Edit window, if you perform any kind of assignment in the Immediate window, the focus shifts to the Edit window and a syntax check is performed. This can cause untimely syntax errors if your program was not ready to run.

This behavior is by design. The following demonstrates how this works:

  1. In the Edit window of VBDOS.EXE, QBX.EXE, or QB.EXE type the following:

    Loop

  2. In the Immediate window, type the following and press ENTER:

    x=1

At this point, focus shifts to the Edit window, and the following error message appears:
Loop without Do
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:KB94692
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